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DA signs IRR amended Fisheries Code
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has signed the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of the amended Philippines Fisheries Code, which reinforces the safeguarding of the country's seas from illegal, unreported and ...
- September 27, 2015
Agri sector grows 1.44%
The agriculture sector grew 1.44 percent in the first semester of the year grossing at P697.2 billion at current prices, the Department of Agriculture (DA) announced yesterday. Growth in the first half of the year was ...
- August 8, 2013
ZSL-PH joins World Ocean Day celebrations
Mangrove forests make up the transitional zone between land and sea anchoring shoreline and buffering against typhoons and storm surges. They protect coral reefs and seagrass beds from sedimentation, breeding and nursery ...
- June 5, 2017
Addressing the plastic problem
The problem with plastic materials is that many of them last forever. While some types are considered biodegradable, many require industrial-level processes to be recycled or broken down to harmless materials. Plastics ...
- September 13, 2019
Colored tilapia makes very good dried fish
One novel preparation of the colored tilapia, sometimes called kingfish, is dried something like the “danggit” that you and I love for breakfast. This dried colored tilapia is a new preparation by Dr. Frank dela Peña a ...
- June 18, 2015
DA holds consultations for reg'I agri, fisheries modernization
The Department of Agriculture is conducting consultations in Mindanao for the drafting of the Regional Agricultural and Fisheries Mechanization Plan (RAFMechP) that would fast-track the adoption of farm mechanization in ...
- November 23, 2015
Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resource, Shellfish Bulletin No. 16, Series of 2019, 09 September 2019 2017
Based on the latest results of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) and Local Government Units (LGUs), shellfishes collected ar Puerto Princesa Bay, Puerto Princesa City in Palawan; Coastal waters of Dauis ...
- September 10, 2019
Ocean conservation effort warrants new gov't department, experts say
A new government department is needed to manage and conserve ocean resources, which is too big a job for the agriculture-focused agencies currently tasked with protecting the country’s seas, experts said. “UPMSI (UP Marine ...
- July 4, 2019
Zamboanga fisherfolk get P50-M loan
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has allocated P50 million in livelihood loans to support fisherfolk and fishing industry stakeholders during the three-month closed fishing season in the Zamboanga Peninsula. The fund ...
- March 6, 2018
Program for poor fishermen pushed
At 39.2 percent, the country’s fishery sector exhibited the highest poverty incidence in 2012, based on the National Statistics Coordinating Board 2014 update on poverty.
To address this, Senator Cynthia A. Villar called ...
- February 20, 2015